Resources
People
Action Plan for the Chicago River (2006)
Chicago Riverwalk
Explore Chicago River
Design Guidance for Canoe and Kayak Launches
Chicago River Trail Action Plan
Wildlife
Chicago River Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Action Plan
Wildlife Conservation and Landscape Restoration Framework Plan
Native Plants on the Chicago Riverwalk
From Stockyards to Spawning Beds
Water
Green River Pattern Book
City of Chicago Water Agenda
City of Chicago Water Conservation
City of Chicago: River Corridor Development Plan
IEPA Non-Point Source Unit (Stormwater Management)
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission: BMP publications
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission: BMP page
US EPA Stormwater Management Program
US EPA Water Sense: Test you knowledge
USGS Water Alert: Instant Information Sign Up
Center for Neighborhood Technology: Natural Resource Conservation Solutions
Other
Friends' Gully Guidance Manual
Chicago Climate Action Plan
US EPA Infrastructure Case Studies
Robert Cassidy's Our Friendless River
- Chicago-Calumet River System Mapping
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Inside, Out & About - A Year Along the Chicago-Calumet River
- Inside, Out & About: An Invitation to Explore
- Inside, Out, & About Podcast
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STORY 1: Chicago Portage National Historic Site/Sitio Histórico Nacional de Chicago Portage
- Hablas Español?
- Take a Virtual Guided Walk In the Woods at the Chicago Portage
- Diversión y actividades familiares
- Get to Know the North American Beaver
- Conozca al Castor Norteamericano
- Get to Know a Bur Oak
- Conozca el Bur Oak
- Community Group Connections
- Conexiones de Grupos Comunitarios
- Finding Health and Wellness with a Walk in the Woods
- Encuentra salud y felicidad con un paseo por el bosque
- STORY 2: Kickapoo Woods/Bosque Kickapoo
- STORY 3 Bubbly Creek
- STORY 4: Beaubien Woods
- STORY 5: LaBagh Woods
- STORY 6: Big Marsh Park/El Parque Big Marsh
- STORY 7: Wampum Lake/Lago Wampum
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STORY 8: Whistler Woods
- Habla español? Whistler Woods
- Get to Know Channel Catfish
- Conozca el Pez Gato Americano
- Get to Know Aquatic Plants
- Conozca las Plantas Acuáticas
- Wellness: Outdoors at Whistler Woods
- Bienestar: Al aire libre en el Whistler Woods
- Community Connections
- Conexiones Comunitarias
- Plan Your Visit
- Planifique Su Visita
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STORY 9: Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek – La Belleza Fluida Del Valle de Palos-Sag
- Get to Know Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly
- Conozca la Libélula Esmeralda de Hine
- Get to Know the American Hazelnut
- Conozca el Avellano Americano
- Bogs, Sloughs, Marshes, and Fens
- Las Ciénagas, los Pantanos y las Marismas?
- Wellness at Crooked Creek and Palos
- Bienestar: Salga al aire libre en Crooked Creek y Palos
- Community Connections
- Conexiones Comunitarias
- Plan Your Visit
- Planifique Su Visita
- STORY 10: Inspiring Leaders and Ideas
- STORY 11: An Opportunity for Water in Cities
- Story 12: The Beauty of Dark Sky Places
- Story 13: Nature Inspires Art
- River Ecology and Wildlife
- Chicago River Recreation
- McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
- Tunnel and Reservoir Plan
- Resources
- Video Resources